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Wellness In Action: How the League partnered with three …

WEBBy Cali Torell. Due to the nature of their job duties, public safety professionals are exposed to traumas that can cause short- and long-term injuries — whether a physical injury like …

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Public Safety Duty Disability Law: What Cities Need to Know

WEBPublished: August 7, 2023. The new public safety duty disability law requires treatment of a psychological condition for a licensed peace officer or full-time firefighter to be eligible …

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An Action Guide to Support Public Safety Mental Wellness

WEBStep 3: Draft a Plan. Using information from your employee mental health survey, your wellness team can now design a plan to create or enhance a culture that supports the …

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Opioid Epidemic Information and Resources

WEBOpioid addiction is an enormous and frightening challenge for the entire country. The potential impacts to Minnesota cities include an array of significant, direct, and indirect …

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Wellness Needs Sample Survey Questions

WEBlines to the right of the URL bar at the top of your browser; Select the “Print” option; A pop up window like this one should appear, ensure the Destination field is set to “Save as …

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Public Safety Mental Health Hotline Numbers

WEBSafe Call Now. Safe Call Now is a confidential 24-hour crisis referral service for public safety and emergency services personnel. Their 24-hour confidential support line is …

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When and Why Should Your City Amend Its Zoning Ordinance

WEBRezoning can only happen through a zoning ordinance amendment. Rezoning represents a legislative act and needs to have a rational basis relating to public health, safety, …

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

WEBPost-traumatic stress disorder is a disorder in which a person has difficulty emotionally recovering after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event (s). Outside of the …

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Protecting the Protectors

WEBEmotional resilience in the face of tragedy. What Casey and many health professionals advocate is teaching first responders—through workshops, peer support groups, …

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Paid Family and Medical Leave Law

WEBPublished: May 25, 2023. Updated June 8, 2023. A new Minnesota law will create a state-administered mandatory paid family and medical leave insurance program beginning …

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Earned Sick and Safe Time Law: What Cities Need to Know

WEBUpdated Feb. 21, 2024. Effective Jan. 1, 2024, Minnesota’s earned sick and safe time (ESST) law, requires employers to provide earned sick and safe paid leave to …

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Continuation of Benefits

WEBOutlines qualifying events such as termination (including retirement), reduction in hours, change in family status and injury or death in the line of duty. …

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HR Considerations for Creating a Mentally Healthy Workplace …

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Focus on New Laws: Earned Sick and Safe Time

WEBA new law requires employers to provide all employees with earned sick and safe time beginning Jan. 1, 2024. A new law passed during the 2023 legislative session, Chapter …

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Current Grant Opportunities

WEBThe primary objectives of the program are saving lives and protecting property in rural areas. Each year, approximately 150 to 175 grants up to $5,000 are …

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Leadership Communication & Normalizing the Conversation

WEBBy being in a leadership role, you have incredible power to create change in your department. Find others in your department who are also in leadership roles who could …

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